US Economics Weekly Latest policy initiatives welcome but near-term outlook still dire 23rd February 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack New year resilience unlikely to last (Feb 09) The resilience of consumers never ceases to surprise, with the strong spending seen at the end of December continuing into the start of January. This might suggest that consumers feel confident enough... 20th February 2009 · 1 min read
UK Housing Market Data Response Mortgage arrears and possessions (Q4) 20th February 2009 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update CBRT slashes rates, further easing dependent on IMF deal 19th February 2009 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update UK banks: filling the gap Overseas lenders are reducing their lending to UK firms. Meanwhile, the nationalisation of Northern Rock and Bradford and Bingley means that the supply of credit in the mortgage market has also been... 19th February 2009 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Euro-zone risk-free rates: are German bund yields the right measure? In our analysis of euro-zone commercial property markets, we base our analysis of valuations on a comparison between property yields and the yield on a 10-year German bund, regardless of whether that... 19th February 2009 · 1 min read